Pharmacists
Krisinder Singh, female
Full time at Woodley site
Krisinder has recently joined our team. She plays a vital role in the team. She complement’s community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. As a clinical pharmacists she works as part of the general practice team to resolve day to day medicine issues and consult with and treat patients directly. This includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medications and better access to health checks.
Mary-Jane Nwosu, female
Mary-Jane deals with medication reviews, diabetic reviews, asthma and general medication management. she works on a Tuesday all day and Wednesday mornings at the Woodley site.
Pharmacy technician
Bonnie Houghton, female
Sylwia Godden, female
Bonnie and Sylwia will be supporting the pharmacists and other healthcare professionals in their work. They will assist the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for medicines optimisation, repeat prescribing, reducing medicine waste and maximising patient outcomes. We hope they will be an asset to our team and they will be working cohesively with the pharmacy and clinical teams.
Physician associates
Louise Edmunds
PAs (physician associates) are trained as physicians in the medical general practice team to perform tasks such as obtaining patient medical histories, performing clinical procedures and clinical examinations, diagnosing diseases, and formulating medical management plans. Their care and treatment is carried out with the guidance of a GP. Although they cannot prescribe medication they can sort out medication for the patient with the assistance of a GP.
Louise has been with the practice for many years after carrying out her training with Dr Jheeta and is a very valued member of our clinical team. She works cohesively with the clinicians and specialises in minor illnesses. Louise has the authority to request further diagnostic tests such as blood tests and x-rays, and to then make specialist referrals when necessary.
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapists are currently working in primary care as first contact physiotherapists (FCP), assessing patients with musculoskeletal conditions to get patients seen and referred quickly without the need to wait for a GP appointment. We have a physiotherapist working on a Tuesday at our Green Road Surgery.
Paramedic
Steve Hazard, male
Steve is a highly experienced paramedic. Steve will provide a supportive role to the GPs and will provide a responsive safe and effective caring service to patients. Steve has the authority to prescribe, request further diagnostic tests such as blood tests, scans, and x-rays, to then make specialist referrals when necessary. This autonomy allows him to manage patient care comprehensively and efficiently. He will also be undertaking visiting patients at home.
Care coordinator
Kimberley Surrey, female
Kim is our care co-ordinator, she provides extra time, capacity, and expertise to support patients in preparing for or in following-up clinical conversations they have with primary care professionals. She works closely with the GPs and other primary care professionals within the Primary Care Network (PCN) to identify and manage a caseload of identified patients, making sure that appropriate support is made available to them and their carers and ensuring that their changing needs are addressed. Breaking down traditional barriers between health and care organisations, teams and funding streams, to support the increasing number of people with long-term health conditions.
Attached staff
Iram Fatima, female
Mental health counsellor
Iram is playing a combined consultation, advice and triage liaison role at our practice. She will work with patients who have mental health concerns to support decisions, and self-management. She is also able to facilitate onward referrals to specific treatment services. Should you want to book an appointment with Iram, she works on a Thursday afternoon and Fridays at the Woodley site.
Mandy Salter, female
Primary care wellbeing worker – Mind in Berkshire
Julia Wheeler, female
Social prescribing link worker
Christina Wagner, female
Mental health care worker
Mark Quirk, male
Health coach
Mark has recently joined our practice and deals with the health and wellbeing of patients. He provides tailored plans for patients based on their initial assessment and current fitness levels and lifestyles. He works with us 1 day a week.